Chinese spy vessel Haiwangxing sailed past the Harold E Holt naval station at Exmouth.(Supplied: Defence Department)
ABC News Australia: Defence Minister Peter Dutton says a Chinese spy ship has been seen near secretive naval facility off Western Australia
A high-tech Chinese surveillance ship has been tracked off the West Australian coast, close to a secretive naval communications base that supports American and other allied submarines.
Defence Minister Peter Dutton has revealed the auxiliary general intelligence (AGI) vessel was closely monitored by the ADF as it sailed past the Harold E Holt naval station at Exmouth.
Mr Dutton said Australia had been tracking the spy ship in the past "week or so" but didn't put an exact date on the surveillance.
"Its intent, of course, is to collect intelligence right along the coastline," he said.
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